Tragic Anti-Semitic Massacre: Strasbourg's Dark History (+ 5 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (14 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Several hundred Jews are burned to death by mobs while the remaining Jews are forcibly removed from Strasbourg. Spanish conquistadores, led by Nuño de Guzmán, overthrow and execute Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico. Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate at Whitehall Palace, London. The Mapuches launch coordinated attacks against the Spanish in Chile beginning the Mapuche uprising of 1655. The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones. American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices